The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1887-02-10
HIRAM.

The Dime SOclaP' at Mrs. Hannah
Hanks last Tuesday, was well attend.
ed, Notwithstanding the inclement
weather, and the receipts were graft.
flying to the members of the Society
The attempt to clear the tables of their
richly laden viands failed, as usual.
A supper at which the most fastidious
epicure could be satisfied, for ten
cents, was more than some could con-
scientiously accept, so they passed
their money into the exchequer, re-
fusing TO receive their change. The
receipts were much augmented there
by.
During last Fridays gale the house
of Jason Pritchard took fire in the
roof. Fortunately the fire caught on
the east side and the wind was blow
ing furiously from the west, which
rendered it almost impossible for the
fire to make headway in any other di-
rection. The house is large, two
story building, and almost the entire
east half of the roof and part of the
handy, and Mr.. Pritchard and wife
and hiIed man. by energetic work,
succeeded in getting the fire under
control. Fully insured.
| On the coldest day last week, some
one usually well acquainted with ev-
erybody's business, discovered that no
smoke was issuing from the chimney
of Mrs. Diehl, an elderly German lady,
who lives alone. The diScoverer made
a hasty examination of the premises,
finding the doors locked, windows
fastened, and peering in, saw some
kindlings but evidently no fire, and
reasoned that the old lady must be
dead in bed," and before she reached &
the nearest neighbors. knew for a fact
that the old lady had been stricken
with paralysis. and gave the informa-
ton accordingly. The news spread
like wiidfire, and in an incredible
short space of time q score or more OF
men and women. boys and girls, had
assembled i'll the front yard of the
: Diehl residence. Some of the ladies
} had their aprons over their heads
: others had their freezing hands envel.
oped in aprons, and all shivering and
shaking with the intense cold, dis
cussed the old lady's affairs. Some
made arrangements for laying out the
! corpse, and discussed what dres.
should be put on. Others arranged
3 the funeral and appointed the time
: others mentioned the absent friends
e &c. All sincerely hoped she diet
q easy. One, more cOnsiderate than tn,
8 others, suggested that the old lady has
e gone home with some friends to hav,
: q visit. This idea was secuted as ri
q diculOus by the discovecer. 1t was al
i impossibility, she said. for the old lad.
q to leave and she not know it. land
D know she is dead or dying" The lit
: tie woman with a pug nose though
8 the old lady had been asphyx xated
e This idea brought an emphatic denia
from the discoverer, for the old lad,
t could not be asphyxated and she no
II know it. The solemn woman sal
o the last time she saw the old lady sh
l. thought she saw death in her counte
l. nance, and she told John so-that
:. her hush nd The woman who mad
= the discovery petulently remarke
: that "some of these men standin
around doing nothing might be gel
If ting board to lay the corpse on, sh
d had mentioned two or three times bu
s they were too dull to take the hint.
If These are only specimens of tn
o ideas and remarks promulgated on tn
l. occasion. Imagine a dozen womel
8 excited by such serious event in thei
e midst. and all talking ut once. A
IS last the men gained entrance to tn
u house, and just as they were searching
e the last place where it would be posi-
j. BILE for the corpse to be, the old lad,
!, made her appearance at the gate will
e her arms full of bundles from the stor
}. where she had been during the ex
element. The crowd dispersed, SOM
mad, some laughing, some disguised
and one-the discoverer-nonpluss
= Said she, chow did that old woman
get to the store and 1 not know it
= Well, I nevern
Mr.. Weaver, the builder, returned
from Pittsburg last week. where b,
had been for couple of weeks attend
ing law suit, in which he was plain
tiff, the cause of action being for extr,
: work on large building. The jury
gave him 200. very nearly tn,
amount of his claim. He goes from
here to Pittsburg to complete another
building. and thence to Norfolk, Va
to erect a building for the Y. M. C. A
, at cost of So, 800. Very fortunate ar,
they who contract with Weaver. Suct
: was his reputation before he Game
here, and he has fully sustained it.
The Disciples commenced reviva
last Sunday, Rev. Moffet conducting
Feb l, 1887. II.
Last Wednesday morning terrific
thunder storm passed over this place